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John Mather

American mathematician (1942-2017) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 74

John Norman Mather was a mathematician at Princeton University known for his work on singularity theory and Hamiltonian dynamics.

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2017Died28 January 20172014Brouwer MedalAward2012Honorary Doctorate at École Normale Supérieure de LyonAward2003George David Birkhoff PrizeAward1978John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of ScienceAward1942Born9 June 1942

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Brouwer Medal2014
Honorary Doctorate at École Normale Supérieure de Lyon2012
George David Birkhoff Prize2003
John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science1978
Guggenheim Fellowship
Grand Cross of the National Order of Scientific Merit

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United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1942 to 2017 · aged 74